Senegalese President Macky Sall begins a two-day visit to Portugal on Tuesday, scheduled to meet with his counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and António Costa, and will also be received in a formal session in Parliament.
The Senegalese head of state, who is making a state visit at the invitation of the President of Portugal, will be received on Tuesday morning with military honors at Praça do Imperio, where he will inspect the guard of honor before laying a wreath of flowers. , on the tomb of Luis de Camões in the monastery of Jeronimos.
According to the program of the visit, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there will be a meeting with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Belém Palace with statements to the media.
Maki Sall then meets António Costa at the São Bento Palace, the Prime Minister’s official residence, where the two sign legal documents, followed by a dinner hosted by the Chief Executive.
In the evening, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offers Maki Sallu a formal dinner at the Ajuda National Palace.
On Wednesday, the head of the Senegalese state is planning a trip to the town hall, where he will receive the keys to the city from the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas.
Maki Sall will then travel to the Assembly of the Republic, where he will meet with Parliament Speaker Augusto Santos Silva, after which a formal meeting will be held in his honor.
Senegal is experiencing strong social unrest: demonstrations after a two-year prison sentence, Ousmane Sonko, announced as next year’s presidential candidate, are suppressed by the police. Authorities say 16 people died in the protests earlier this month, but Amnesty International lists 23 deaths.
President Sall, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019, has remained silent on his intentions for the February 2024 presidential election, in which about 20 candidates have already declared themselves.
Opponents believe that Sall is constitutionally unable to run for a third term.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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